Hu–Wen Administration

Hu–Wen Administration
胡温体制
Hu–Wen Administration; 胡温体制
; 4th generation Communist leadership of ; the People's Republic of China
	Hu Jintao (left) and Wen Jiabao (right)
Date formed	15 November 2002
Date dissolved	15 March 2013
People and organisations
Paramount leader	Hu Jintao
President	Hu Jintao
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Member party	Chinese Communist Party; Eight minor parties
History
Elections	5–18 March 2003; 5–18 March 2008
Legislature terms	10th National People's Congress; 11th National People's Congress
Predecessor	Jiang–Li–Zhu Administration
Successor	Xi–Li Administration

The Hu–Wen Administration^[b] was the Chinese leadership of general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chinese president Hu Jintao, and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao.^[1] Hu and Wen officially succeeded Jiang Zemin, Li Peng and Zhu Rongji in 2002. Using the two leaders' surnames, it is abbreviated as Hu–Wen.^[c]

Hu and Wen are considered the fourth generation Chinese leaders and are viewed as, at least ostensibly, more reform-oriented and more open-minded. Hu's contributions to the CCP ideology are officially termed the Scientific Outlook on Development.

CCP Politburo Standing Committee

16th PSC

Information		Other party position(s)	State position(s)
Rank	1st	General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission	President of the People's Republic of China Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission
Name	Hu Jintao
Birthplace	Jiangyan, Taizhou, Jiangsu
NPC Constituency	Zhejiang At-large

Rank	2nd	Party secretary of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Name	Wu Bangguo
Birthplace	Feidong County, Hefei, Anhui
NPC Constituency	Anhui At-large

Rank	3rd	Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China	Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Name	Wen Jiabao
Birthplace	Beichen District, Tianjin
NPC Constituency	Gansu At-large

Rank	4th	Party secretary of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference	Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Name	Jia Qinglin
Birthplace	Botou, Cangzhou, Hebei
NPC Constituency	Beijing At-large

Rank	5th	Top-ranked Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the CPC President of the Central Party School of the CPC	Vice President of the People's Republic of China
Name	Zeng Qinghong
Birthplace	Ji'an, Jiangxi
NPC Constituency	Jiangxi At-large

Rank	6th	Deputy Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China	First-ranked Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Name	Huang Ju (died in office, June 2007)
Birthplace	Jiashan County, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
NPC Constituency	Shanghai At-large

Rank	7th	Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Name	Wu Guanzheng
Birthplace	Yugan County, Shangrao, Jiangxi
NPC Constituency	Shandong At-large

Rank	8th	Chairman of the Central Guidance Commission for Building Spiritual Civilization
Name	Li Changchun
Birthplace	Dalian, Liaoning
NPC Constituency	Sichuan At-large

Rank	9th	Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
Name	Luo Gan
Birthplace	Jinan, Shandong
NPC Constituency	Fujian At-large

17th PSC

Information		Other party position(s)	State position(s)
Rank	1st	General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission	President of the People's Republic of China Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission
Name	Hu Jintao
Birthplace	Jiangyan, Taizhou, Jiangsu
NPC Constituency	Zhejiang At-large

Rank	2nd	Party secretary of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Name	Wu Bangguo
Birthplace	Feidong County, Hefei, Anhui
NPC Constituency	Anhui At-large

Rank	3rd	Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China	Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Name	Wen Jiabao
Birthplace	Beichen District, Tianjin
NPC Constituency	Gansu At-large

Rank	4th	Party secretary of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference	Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Name	Jia Qinglin
Birthplace	Botou, Cangzhou, Hebei
NPC Constituency	Beijing At-large

Rank	5th	Chairman of the Central Guidance Commission for Building Spiritual Civilization
Name	Li Changchun
Birthplace	Dalian, Liaoning
NPC Constituency	Sichuan At-large

Rank	6th	Top-ranked Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the CPC Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission President of the Central Party School of the CPC		Vice President of the People's Republic of China Vice Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission
Name	Xi Jinping
Birthplace	Xicheng District, Beijing
NPC Constituency	Shanghai At-large

Rank	7th	Deputy Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China	First-ranked Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Name	Li Keqiang
Birthplace	Dingyuan County, Chuzhou, Anhui
NPC Constituency	Liaoning At-large

Rank	8th	Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Name	He Guoqiang
Birthplace	Xiangxiang, Xiangtan, Hunan
NPC Constituency	Hunan At-large

Rank	9th	Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
Name	Zhou Yongkang
Birthplace	Wuxi, Jiangsu
NPC Constituency	Heilongjiang At-large

The Presidency

Office	Officeholder(s)	Tenure
President	Hu Jintao	2003–2013
Vice President	Zeng Qinghong Xi Jinping	2003–2008 2008–2013

Congress and Conference leaders

Office	Officeholder(s)	Tenure
Congress Chairman	Wu Bangguo	2003–2013
Conference Chairman	Jia Qinglin	2003–2013

The State Council

Wen Cabinet I (Members of the 10th State Council)
March 2003 – March 2008
Office		Officeholder(s)	Tenure
Premier		Wen Jiabao	2003–2008
Vice Premier(s)	(1st)	Huang Ju vacant	2003–2007 2007–2008
	(2nd)	Wu Yi	2003–2008
	(3rd)	Zeng Peiyan	2003–2008
	(4th)	Hui Liangyu	2003–2008
State Councilor(s)	(1st)	Chen Zhili	2003–2008
	(2nd)	Hua Jianmin*	2003–2008
	(3rd)	Cao Gangchuan*	2003–2008
	(4th)	Zhou Yongkang*	2003–2008
	(5th)	Tang Jiaxuan*	2003–2008
Secretary General		Hua Jianmin	2003–2008
Finance Minister		Jin Renqing Xie Xuren	2003–2007 2007–2008
Foreign Minister		Li Zhaoxing Yang Jiechi	2003–2007 2007–2008
Defense Minister		Cao Gangchuan Liang Guanglie	2003–2007 2007–2008
Education Minister		Zhou Ji	2003–2008
Commerce Minister		Bo Xilai Chen Deming	2003–2007 2007–2008
Health Minister		Zhang Wenkang Wu Yi Gao Qiang Chen Zhu	1998–2003 2003–2005 2005–2007 2007–2008
Development and Reform Commission Chairperson		Ma Kai	2003–2008
Railways Minister		Liu Zhijun	2003–2008
Civil Affairs Minister		Li Xueju	2003–2008
Labour Minister		Zheng Silin Tian Chengping	2003–2005 2005–2008
Central Bank Governor		Zhou Xiaochuan	2003–2008

Wen Cabinet II (Members of the 11th State Council)
March 2008 – March 2013
Office		Officeholder(s)	Tenure
Premier		Wen Jiabao	2008–2013
Vice Premier(s)	(1st)	Li Keqiang	2008–2013
	(2nd)	Hui Liangyu	2008–2013
	(3rd)	Zhang Dejiang	2008–2013
	(4th)	Wang Qishan	2008–2013
State Councilor(s)	(1st)	Liu Yandong	2008–2013
	(2nd)	Ma Kai*	2008–2013
	(3rd)	Liang Guanglie*	2008–2013
	(4th)	Meng Jianzhu*	2008–2013
	(5th)	Dai Bingguo	2008–2013
Secretary General		Ma Kai	2008–2013
Finance Minister		Xie Xuren	2008–2013
Foreign Minister		Yang Jiechi	2008–2013
Defense Minister		Liang Guanglie	2008–2013
Education Minister		Zhou Ji Yuan Guiren	2008–2009 2009-2013
Commerce Minister		Chen Deming	2008–2013
Health Minister		Chen Zhu	2008–2013
Development and Reform Commission Chairperson		Zhang Ping	2008–2013
Railways Minister		Liu Zhijun Sheng Guangzu	2008–2011 2011–2013
Civil Affairs Minister		Li Xueju	2008–2013
Labour Minister		Tian Chengping	2008–2013
Central Bank Governor		Zhou Xiaochuan	2008–2013

Notes

^ "Paramount leader" is not a formal title; the top position held by Hu Jintao was General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, thus the officeholder holds ultimate power and authority over party and state.
^ Chinese: 胡温体制; pinyin: Hú-Wēn Tǐzhì
^ Chinese: 胡温

References

^ Howell, Jude; Duckett, Jane (2019). "Reassessing the Hu–Wen Era: A Golden Age or Lost Decade for Social Policy in China?". The China Quarterly. 237: 1–14. doi:10.1017/S0305741018001200.

16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2002–2007)
Standing Committee	Hu Jintao (General Secretary) Wu Bangguo Wen Jiabao Jia Qinglin Zeng Qinghong Huang Ju (died 2007) Wu Guanzheng Li Changchun Luo Gan
Other members in surname stroke order	Wang Lequan Wang Zhaoguo Hui Liangyu Liu Qi Liu Yunshan Wu Yi Zhang Lichang Zhang Dejiang Chen Liangyu (expelled 2006) Zhou Yongkang Yu Zhengsheng He Guoqiang Guo Boxiong Cao Gangchuan Zeng Peiyan
Alternate member	Wang Gang
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17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2007–2012)
Standing Committee	Hu Jintao (General Secretary) Wu Bangguo Wen Jiabao Jia Qinglin Li Changchun Xi Jinping Li Keqiang He Guoqiang Zhou Yongkang
Other members in surname stroke order	Wang Gang Wang Lequan Wang Zhaoguo Wang Qishan Hui Liangyu Liu Qi Liu Yunshan Liu Yandong ♀ Li Yuanchao Wang Yang Zhang Gaoli Zhang Dejiang Yu Zhengsheng Xu Caihou Guo Boxiong Bo Xilai (expelled 2012)
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